He threw some changeups, even.

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So while the other Yankee starters will be grooving fastballs down the middle and working on their changeups in these meaningless spring games, Hughes will be firing bullets, trying to show that his arm has the power and menace it held in 2009 and 2010.

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"Obviously, the competitive edge doesn't want to give up any hits or runs or anything like that, but at the same time it's throwing some pitches I wouldn't throw in certain counts and I think in the third inning I kind of backed up some changeups there, " Harvey said.

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